Desmond Williams (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Desmond Williams (bishop)

Irish bishop

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1930

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 24-Feb-2006

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bishop Desmond Williams DD (1930-2006) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who served as an auxiliary Bishop of Dublin.
Born in Dun Laoghaire, Co.
Dublin in 1930, Williams was educated locally by the Christian Brothers at Eblana Avenue.
He studied for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Clonliffe and the Gregorian University in Rome.
Fr.
Williams was ordained in June 1955. He worked as a school teacher in Bray, Co.
Wicklow, before being appointed to archbishops house.
He was instrumental in founding the Share Collection. In 1959, while a priest in the Church of the Holy Child, Larkhill/Whitehall, he founded St.
Kevin’s Boys football club.Fr.
Williams worked with the travelling community and joined Dublin Committee for Travelling People, which was established in 1965 by Victor Bewley.
In 1975 he helped set up Trudder House in Co.
Wicklow, a residential home and services centre for travellers.In 1976 he was appointed episcopal vicar for finance in the archdiocese and was awarded the title Monsignor. Monsignor Williams served as Chair of Catholic Social Service Conference (Crosscare), the diocesan social services charity, from 1980 until 1990.
He was appointed auxiliary Bishop of Dublin in 1985 (titular bishop of Summa). In 1994 Bishop Williams was instrumental in the setting up of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, and served on its management committee.Bishop Williams died suddenly in February 2006.
At his funeral mass in the pro-cathedral, St.
Kevin's F.C., provided a guard of honour.